Minnesota Timberwolves @ Los Angeles Lakers
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 11:00 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA | Game ID: 22500946
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 16 29 39 36 120MIN 21 24 23 38 106
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Luka's 31, Reaves' big 2nd half propel Lakers to season sweep of Timberwolves with 120-106 victory
LOS ANGELES -- — Luka Doncic had 31 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds in his seventh triple-double of the season, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame LeBron James ' latest injury absence to sweep their season series with the Minnesota Timberwolves with a 120-106 victory Tuesday night.
Austin Reaves scored 29 of his 31 points in a scorching second half for the Lakers (40-25), who pulled even with Minnesota for fourth place in the Western Conference standings after their third straight win over the team that knocked them out of the first round of last season’s playoffs.
Doncic secured the 89th triple-double of his career — seventh-most in NBA history — early in the fourth quarter. Deandre Ayton had 14 points and 12 rebounds in a strong effort with both of his backup big men sidelined.
James sat out for the third straight game with injuries for the Lakers, who have still won three straight and six of seven. He also missed the Lakers' first two wins over Minnesota this season back in October.
The Lakers improved to 13-8 without the top scorer in NBA history in their lineup, including 10-2 when Doncic and Reaves both play without James.
Julius Randle scored 14 points and Anthony Edwards finished with 14 points on a 2-for-15 shooting night for Minnesota, which has lost two straight after a five-game winning streak. Four Timberwolves bench players scored in double figures in the opener of a four-game trip.
Both teams were mostly awful on offense in the first half. The Lakers missed 17 of their first 21 shots during their 16-point first quarter.
But after a 1-for-8 first half, Reaves scored 16 points in the third quarter while the Lakers pushed their lead to 19. Reaves completed two four-point plays in the second half, and he finished with a season-high seven 3-pointers.
Up next Timberwolves: At Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday.
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Who
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAR A. Reaves
AT A. Thiero
DA D. Ayton
DT D. Timme
DO Doncic
JL J. LaRavia
JV J. Vanderbilt
JA James
KB K. Bufkin
LD L. Dončić
LK L. Kennard
MS M. Smart
RH R. Hachimura
MINAD A. Dosunmu
AE A. Edwards
BH B. Hyland
BE Beringer
DD D. DiVincenzo
IN Ingles
JC J. Clark
JM J. McDaniels
JP J. Phillips
JR J. Randle
KA K. Anderson
NR N. Reid
RG R. Gobert
TS T. Shannon Jr.
LAL/MIN the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur